THURSDAY 22^ND MARCH - DAY 2

08.30 – 16:00

REGISTRATION

09.00 – 10.30

Session 4: Emerging Technologies for Studying Skin Health - Models

Chair: David BECKER, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

09.00 – 09.30

Pankaj Karande, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Fabrication of a vascularized full thickness human skin tissue by 3D bioprinting

09.30 – 09.45

Massimo Alberti, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore
Microfluidics meets skin research: novel technologies for automated high-throughput ex vivo and in vitro skin testing

09.45 – 10.00

Tom CARNEY, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
Zebrafish genetics identify novel mechanisms maintaining the skin defensive barrier

10.00 – 10.30

Shann YU, University of Chicago, USA
Engineering lymphangiogenesis in skin: How and Why?

10.30 – 11.00

Morning tea break

11.00 – 12.45

Session 5: Emerging Technologies in Wound Treatments

Chair: Thuy Tram DANG, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

11.00 – 11.30

Claire HIGGINS, Imperial College London, UK

Bioinspired treatments for pressure ulcers on the residual limb

11.30 – 11.45

Jiah Shin CHIN, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Development of scaffolds to promote chronic wound healing

11.45 – 12.00

Navin Kumar VERMA, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Tuning membrane selectivity of polyethylenimines for cost-effective advanced wound dressings

12.00 – 12.15

Helena Topouzi, Imperial College London, UK
Exploiting inherent properties of hair follicle dermal papilla cells to promote wound healing

12.15 – 12.45

Mary CHAN, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Cationic hydrogels and polymers for biomedical and environmental disinfection

12.45 – 14.15

Lunch break

14.15 – 16.00

Session 6: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR STUDYING SKIN HEALTH – Non-invasive tools

Chair: Steven THNG, Skin Research Institute Singapore, Singapore

14.15 – 14.45

Lai Guan NG, Singapore Immunology Network, Singapore
Lights, microscope and action: Understanding skin immune responses by multiphoton and light sheet microscopy

14.45 – 15.00

Amalina Ebrahim Attia, Singapore Bioimaging Consortium, Singapore
Multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) for three-dimensional reconstruction of non-melanoma skin cancers

15.00 – 15.15

Hyunjung KIM, Seoul Medical Center, Korea
Development of at-home measurement device for skin barrier functions integrated with IoT technology for atopic dermatitis education and maintenance.

15.15 – 15.30

Chenjie XU, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Molecular sensors for the diagnosis of the abnormal fibroblasts derived from abnormal scars

15.30 – 16.00

Jens TITZE, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Skin barrier function and systemic blood pressure control

End of Day 2